NEW: Adulting 101: Book 2

Releasing 4/6/21

By Josh Burnette and Pete Hardesty

Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional.

Welcome to your twenties: the land of in-between. It’s a decade of transition and change that carries an expectation of figuring it all out by thirty. Many of us launch into this season of life feeling woefully unprepared and anxious, wondering how we can already feel so lost.

Adulting 101 Book 2: #liveyourbestlife provides you with a clear vision of what a healthy adult looks like, equips you with the necessary tools to begin a meaningful adulthood, and offers critical resources to fulfill your purpose. With relatable stories, relevant research, and input from trusted mental health professionals, this book will help you:

  • Develop emotional and cultural intelligence
  • Cultivate grit and resilience
  • Figure out a healthy relationship with social media
  • Implement life-changing habits
  • Practice proven strategies to overcome anxiety, depression, and loneliness

Your twenties are an opportunity to shape yourself into the adult you want to become. Be the best you and live your best life.

Every young adult needs Adulting 101 Book 2... Become who you were meant to be...with this book.
Bob Goff, Author of New York Times Best Sellers Love Does, Everybody Always, and Dream Big

If you’re a twenty-something, or if you have a twenty-something in your life, this is the book for you.
Daniel H. Pink, Author of New York Times Best Sellers When and Drive

Everything you need to know for less stress and more success in the real world is right here. You don’t have to figure it all out yourself. Adulting 101 is your road map.
Valorie Burton, CEO of The Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute and Author of national Best Seller Successful Women Think Differently

Adulting 101 Book 2 will transform your understanding of yourself, others, and the world around you in order to become a healthy, fulfilled adult...Josh and Pete provide a compass for twenty-some-things to navigate their inner life, one you will return to again and again.
Mark Batterson, Author of New York Times Best Seller The Circle Maker

Adulting 101

By Josh Burnette and Pete Hardesty

Adulting (verb): To do grown-up things and have responsibilities such as a working full time, paying rent, or owning a car.

Basic life skills go mostly untaught in classrooms, so graduates are on their own to figure out how to live successfully in the world. Without any guidance, where do you start? Adulting 101 is a clever, practical, and timely guide to show how to:

  • Find a job and be wildly successful at work
  • Buy the items you need as an adult (apartment, car, insurance)
  • Set goals, prioritize, and get work done
  • Communicate professionally and effectively
  • Save and invest wisely
  • Navigate personal and professional relationships
  • Avoid the common mistakes of being out on your own
  • And much, much more

This book will give you what you need to succeed and make a real impact, inspiring you to change the world and be the person you were meant to be.

Adulting 101 is a must-read for anyone entering the real world.
Andy Stanley, best-selling author and founder of North Point Ministries in Atlanta

A practical and engaging guide on how to live an extraordinary life and leave the world a better place than you knew it before.
Ellie Holcomb, Dove Award-winning singer and songwriter

A much-needed practical guide for the next generation of world changers.
Dan T. Cathy, Chairman and CEO, Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

About the Authors

Pete Hardesty

Pete Hardesty is on staff with Young Life and is currently the Young Life college director at James Madison University and the divisional coordinator for the eastern and greater New York divisions. Pete makes his home in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Josh Burnette

Josh Burnette was on staff with Young Life at Frontier Ranch in Colorado before joining Chick-fil-A in 2011. In 2012 Josh was selected to operate a restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he now resides with his wife and daughter.